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...these schools was a mystery to no one. Blacks and Hispanics generally do not do as well as whites and Asian Americans on law boards or have high grade-point averages, both factors which law schools--in the absence of other criteria, such as race--give enormous weight. "We foresaw this," says Michael Sharlot, dean of the U.T. law school, adding that "one has to distinguish between a surprise and a tragedy. We warned the Texas legislature about this. It's a disaster...
Idei appears to be inspired by Morita, who years ago foresaw the integration of entertainment electronics hardware and software. Like Morita, Idei is cosmopolitan, speaking fluent English and French and favoring stylish suits. As a youth he dreamed of becoming a violinist but gave that up to major in economics at Tokyo's Waseda University. Idei is now Sony's guru, instructing engineers--his Digital Dream Kids--in the art of merging home electronics with information technology. "We're going to make the home much more exciting," Idei predicts...
...another nearby funeral home and in the process intruded on a long-standing contract between that home and O'Keefe, O'Keefe filed a lawsuit alleging breach of contract. It was the kind of innocuous business dispute that flares daily in thousands of courthouses throughout America. No one foresaw that this lawsuit would swell into a five-year battle and, as a by-product, bring to light a vast but quiet transformation in the way America buries its dead...
Like Lewis, Hanson said he believed this year's contest would be very competitive. He would not predict an exact score, but foresaw a 3-6 point Harvard victory...
...Sipple foresaw a huge problem: if they released the economic plan before the convention, they would have no money for the TV spots they needed to sell it. "Clinton's gonna kill us with his ads," he warned Reed, but the campaign manager's mind was made up. The next day, Elizabeth Dole called Sipple. "How's the convention plan going?" she asked. He could tell from her voice that she was fishing...